Cable reel and lagging



F. R. SCHAEFER El AL 2,642,990

CABLE REEL AND LAGGING ori inal Filed Sept. 15, 1945 June 23, 1953 2 Sheets-Sheet l INVENTORS F/EFDFlP/C/f' R-SCf/AFFEE & EA Y W- EMEEY A TTOE/VEYS 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 INVENTORS FEEDER/CK I?! SCHAEFEE A PAY W- [ME/FY.

A 7' 7' OENE Y5 F. R- SCHAEFER ET AL CABLE REEL AND LAGGING June 23, 1953 Original Filed Sept. 15 1945 Patented June 23, 1953 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE 2,642,990 (hem ANii firederi le 1t.- serisefr,

rigiiiei appiieaedn Septeiiiiii 1 '5"," igi'sisriei No. 616,498; Divided andthi s' ap Iic teiilbr 20 1949; Serial 2 claims (cl- 266 555 The present invention relates generally to" the reel art and particularly to new lagging for such reels;

Reels embodying the firesentinvention eom= prise a smsunumber' 61 i-riexfi'ensiv'e parts 1 as semblies' including a hubandends. The ends com rise sheet metal assemblies Whih are se t died t6 the hub enemas; esrty bushings (51 be attached to" inner hub} peripheral 1501 tibia-'15 of the ends 'a-i 6fddohstr uetifisire-adapted laggih iehrn'ay he can: neeted thereto. Reels of this invention may he light in Weight eneyetgstrong ei-ingh for initial loading and for handling and shipfii-ri'g v'v'lii-le" loaded and may be so low in cost that they' may fie economically strapped attel their ini "all lead is removed-L The? my else he heaviei sea stronger and siiitabl fo'i" retested medias, handling and ship'pin 7 File presentinvntie'nwill'h better uri'di stc fo'd by those skilled in the art from the following cleseription and from thearewmg's Whiehform a. part of the'sp'e'cification mam which;

Fig. 1 is a fragmentary} longitudinal stiri of a reel embodying the eresent tion Fig; 2 isa fragmentary; tr terse,- set'idiizil View taken- @n-1inez-=-2 of Fig A Figs. i and 5- are; respectively, fr' {Elan and eie'va-tion'al Vie" showings-ear 01 V lagging of Fig 511112 with one fbffidfldiifi? sechrir igmeans; h

Fig} 6 isa: fragmentary View sin to Fig. 1 but Showinga modified icirmof lalg g i end:

Figs. 7 and 8 are f'r'agiiie'ntai-y, side elevat'i rial Views showing another forth df 'la g' 'fi's'e means in unlocked l'dkot position} res rivel V The reel FigYI thrash-see inner: hub, an outer hub and two end assemblies-0'1 units. The innefhu'bl is 21 yl ifidfifial tiiwith ends 2 which ai 'fla red -ofitwardly" (fitting ass ni bly' With'the'enfi assemblies o'i'imitjs l mun'dee by a sheet fife a --sh-l1 which? at e end, abuts en'd eiJsQserifili'send-"acts a'S a all stob end-spacer therefe'r. The o'ultr 4,451":-- whi-eh an elongated a2 isle siic ee-tab e ofthe likee to be" wtu'nd; is she't tardy" new: considerably llfgei diameter tl'ia-n the innfhiih 2' I. The master-mt 4- are recessed to provjde projeetiens" 5- wl i-ieh;- are secured, as by welding, to the end assemblies and; serve; together with the flared ends o'i" huh I; to hold the end units in placerelativetothehubsi Each end unit or assembly incl-ydes an inner; metalring I 0-, mi annular; metal reinforcing angle- H', a; segmentalmetal disk-- t2 and g-ussets P3; The ring I0 seats at its" inner periphery on the outer surface of outer drum- 4 and; at-its outer periphery is bent to form an axially extending flange I 4 which; during assembly; isprovided with an intu-rned flange I5. The angle H; bearsagainst and issecured-tothe inner surfaces" ofring [-0 andits fia nge l 4:

The segmental dish 12- consists of a plurality of sector shaped-units or segments 20." Each unit 2 0 ispreferably' formedfrom-sheet metaland includesaflat face p'ortio'nhaving peripheral flanges and a;- radially extending depression 2l.-

The outer peripheral flange- 22* of unit 20 is shaped by being-curved to nest-within the flanges M and I5of ring In" and to bear on ring l0. The peripheral flanges 23-"a10ng the sides of unit 2|]; i. e. along-radii'of the end'units; e'xten-d'te and bear against the opposed surfad of'ring I'll-.fdr' pairtof their lengths Thes flangesare of greater amal -extentwithin outer drum-'4 and bear against the inner surface of thatdmim; as'isin'didated at 2-4: Ea'chflan'ge 2'3 provided-With tabs' 25 which extend." laterally threfrefn and- 15ro'j ect through notches in the flanges of adjacent" segments 2 0. The inner peripheral flange- 26* of eac'h'segment' sea-ts onthe outer surface of infieihuh I and beers: endwise'again'st shell- 3' on-thathub'.

will be noted from Figs; 2' and" 3, the defires sed' portion 2| ofsegment ZU'hear's' against the o' S-f posed-surface of ring lfl=andhas015enings 27 thefethfough in linewit'h thebrdjctions 5" 6f outer drum 4;

A5 guss'etlais associatedwith" each sgmeritei' disk 2. Ea'chgusset" includes an outer-jeen'ge-so Whi'chbears against; and- 4 s 15rfrab1y welded= t the inner surfa'eof th 'p- 31. separates "f- Fig} 1 rfi be asseifihled as fen-ewe? 1 Reinforcing angle II is placed in ring In and is attached thereto, as by being welded to the ring and to its flange 14. The gussets l3 are placed in their segmental disks I2 and are attached thereto, as by welding flanges 30 and Si thereto. Then the several thus assembled segmental units are placed on ring Ill and are attached thereto, as by welding tabs 25 to ring [0, and flange I4 is shaped at its edge to form flange [5 which grips the segments at their outer edges. One end of inner hub l is fitted into one end assembly and is deformed as at 2, to grip the outer side of the assembly. Shell 3 is slid onto hub l to abut that end assembly. The projections 5 of outer hub l are inserted through openings 21 in the end assembly and are bent over to clamp the assembly against the drum. Then the other end assembly is secured in place at the opposite ends of hubs l and 4 in a similar manner.

The lagging which is shown in Fig. 1 comprises a sheet metal band 10 which has substantially the same circumferential length as that of the reel ends and is of suflicient width to extend from the outside of one end assembly to the outside of the other end assembly. Between these end assemblies, the band 10 is preferably formed with transverse ribs H for added rigidity and at its edges is bent into U-shaped form to engage the outer periphery and the parallel sides of the end assemblies adjacent to their peripheries. Lagging rings having channel cross sectional shape are provided to secure band ll] in place on the reel. These rings bear against the outer peripheral end parallel portions of the strip 10.

Fig. 2 shows a modification of the band HI. As appears from the figure, this band is segmental with each section overlapping part of a corresponding section on one side thereof and underlying part of a corresponding section on the other side thereof. These sections are secured together, as by spot welding or any other suitable manner, and when the sections are assembled and connected, portion lea of one section underlies the open rib portion H of an adjacent section and in turn overlies a part of the adjacent section with its own open rib part II. Also, if desired, the ribs may be reversed, i. e., the concave surfaces which face inwardly in Fig. 2 may face outwardly as shown at Ha in Fig. 3. This reversal constitutes the main difference between the bands T0 of Figs. 2 and 3,

It is not essential that each ring 75 should be in one piece. In Fig. 3, the ring 15a consists of a plurality of pieces (only one being shown) these several pieces surrounding the reel. Each segment has radial extensions 12 at each end which may be welded to weakened parts of the reel ends. such as those shown at 86.

In the modification shownin Figs. 4 and 5, the locking ring 15b is transversely split, as at '16, the end extensions 16 thereof are reversely bent and are preferably inclined slightly to each other so that the U-shaped key ll may engage with the extensions and force them toward each other thereby clamping the locking ring against strip (El and securing it in place on the end assemblies. The narrower end Ha, or both ends, of key ll may be bent down to prevent dislodgement and may be welded to the strip if desired.

Figs. 6, '7 and 8 show another modification of lagging and securing means. In this modification, the lagging consists of a sheet metal band 80 which is of greater width than the axial length of the reel and which is transversely developed, as at SI, for rigidity and strength. At its edges,

this band lies adjacent to the inner sides of the ends and extends across the thread of the end assemblies. Channel strips 82 are provided for each reel and each strip 82 bears against the outer sides of the reel ends. The means for looking the strips 82 to a reel includes short links 83 pivoted to one end of each of channels 82 and longer links 84 pivoted to the opposed ends of the channels, the shorter links being pivoted at their ends to the longer links. Links 84 have right angled projections 85 at their free ends which may be welded to a weakened portion 88 of one of the reel segments when the link 84 is in lagging locking position. This portion 86 of the segment is preferably connected to the segment only by short portions of metal as is indicated at 81, the remainder of these portions being separated from the reel by slots 81a.

When the lagging of this modification is assembled with a reel, the strip is placed in position withthe rings 82 surrounding the peripheral portions of the end assemblies of the reel. Then links 84 are depressed toward the reel, thereby actuating links 83 and forcing the ends of the rings toward each other and clamping the rings and strip on the reel. When extensions of links 84 are in position over portions 86 of the reel, they may be Welded to those portions. To remove the lagging it is only necessary to sever the short metal portions 81 and thereby break the connection between parts 86 and the reel segments. Then the levers 84 may be pivoted in a reverse direction with resultant separation of the ends of strip 80 and rings 82, whereupon the lagging may be removed from the reel to expose the cable or other material wrapped on the drum of the reel.

This application is a division of our copending application, Serial No. 616,498, filed September 15, 1945.

It will be understood by those skilled in the art that many modifications of the lagging construction hereinabove illustrated and described may be made without departing from the spirit of the present invention or the scope of what is claimed.

What is claimed is:

1. A device for handling a coiled article comprising a metal reel including a hub and disk-like end assemblies connected thereto at its ends, a length of sheet metal lagging encircling said reel, said lagging including a body portion spanning the space between said end assemblies, portions extending outwardly from the side edges of said body portion and being engageable with the inner sides of said end assemblies, and flange portions extending in opposite directions from the side edges of said outwardly extending portions and being engageable with the outer peripheries of the end assemblies, split rings encircling said flange portions of the lagging, and securing means attached to said rings and serving to urge the ends of said rings toward each other and to press the outwardly extending portions and the flange portions of the lagging against the inner sides and outer peripheries of the end assemblies, respectively.

2. Reel lagging for a reel having axially spaced ends comprising a sheet metal band having length and width dimensions suitable for encircling said reel ends and spanning the space therebetween and edges shaped to engage the outer peripheries and inner sides of said ends and means for locking said band in place on a reel, said locking means comprising split, channelshaped rings corresponding in shape to the shape References Cited in the file of this patent UNITED STATES PATENTS Name Date Corkell May 21, 1918 Number Number Number Name Date Decombe Mar. 15, 1932 Daubmeyer et a1. June 13, 1933 Bureau et a1 Nov. 20, 1934 Hayward Dec. 3, 1935 Ashe Sept. 17, 1940 FOREIGN PATENTS Country Date France Aug. 31, 1929 

